Anti-Fur Society Founder, Rosa
Close, published her first book,
How the Little Fox Saved Her
Coat, with dazzling
illustrations by Erika Silva.

Disregarding
peaceful
coexistence
with Nature,
human-beings
continue to
encroach on
wildlife
habitats for
the purpose
of
destroying
territory to
expand urban
areas and
suburbia,
needlessly
killing
wildlife for
trophy-hunting,
and the
barbaric
practice of
Fur Trapping,
a horrifying
practice
used to
trap, crush,
and kill
domestic and
wild
furbearing
animals for
the sake of
financial
greed.

'Children have an
unlimited power to
influence their
friends, parents,
and relatives.' Rosa
believes. 'If a
child tells her
mommy that her fur
coat is disgusting,
her mommy will think
twice before ever
buying another one.'
Rosa says, 'The idea
and the story came
to me as lightening.
I wrote it in about
ten minutes.' She
adds, 'I only had to
edit it very
carefully to address
the young public.'

Rosa expertly dodges
real life
consequences,
focusing on a world
children will
readily understand,
the happy world we
wish for and can
achieve through
education and
awareness. Using
common nouns, such
as 'the big man with
the dogs,' and
referring to the
foxes as 'Mommy,'
'little foxes,'
'baby', and
'brothers and
sisters,' all ages
will universally
identify with the
story and
characters.

Enchantingly
illustrated by Erika
Silva, the vibrant
renderings,
originally produced
in watercolor, are
stunning and
delightful. Erika
Silva perfectly
captures Rosa's
intent to portray
her entire message
to young children
without brutality.
Rosa explains, 'One
needs to be very
tactful when writing
for children
especially when
introducing a
subject that
involves violence
and cruelty to other
beings.'

Erika's
down-to-earth
artistry visibly
portrays the Eden we
imagine and want our
world to be. 'One
needs to introduce
it in a way that
will not affect the
child emotionally
but rather show the
positive angle, that
the child has the
power to make a
difference,' Rosa
says. With an
occasional smiling
sun and an
expression of a
peaceful tree
untouched and
revered, children
will relate to
Erika's landscapes
filled with bustling
nature.

'I am very busy
getting the book
published in several
bilingual versions,'
Rosa states. Other
bilingual
publications will
include
English - Spanish,
English - German
and
English -- Italian
translations. 'I am
not yet thinking
about future books,'
Rosa says. 'However,
I have a feeling
that a new book will
happen again in the
near future.'

Whether you are a
parent reading to
your child, a
sibling reading to
your younger brother
or sister, a
beginning reader, or
now reading on your
own, everyone
worldwide will be
eagerly waiting,
reading, and
learning How the
Little Fox Saved Her
Coat, in their
native language.